Religious Hatred

August 18, 1985

TORONTO — Vandalism. Harassment. Bomb threats. Discrimination. The Human Rights League of B'nai B'rith Canada reported a 162 percent increase in anti-Semitic acts last year. The league recorded 126 anti-Semitic acts last year, compared with 48 such acts in 1983. Almost all the vandalism, harassment and threats happened in the metropolitan areas of Quebec and Ontario provinces, the league's annual report said. The acts ranged from swastika painting in Montreal to four bomb threats against Jewish organizations in Ontario.